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KENSINGTON PALACE , W8
English Heritage Reference: 419646
RBKC Reference: 26/23 31/23
Property: KENSINGTON PALACE   
Street: KENSINGTON PALACE , W8
Date: 15/04/1969
Grade: I
Grouped:
Description: Royal Palace. Originally built 1661 for Sir Heneage Finch, first Earl of Nottingham. Bought by William III, 1689 and renamed Kensington House. New Buildings by Sir Christopher Wren 1689-1695. Alterations and additions 1718-1726 and later, including State Rooms by William Kent.
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